Who are the characters in cartoons?
• Are the cartoons in color or black and white? (Does it make a difference?) • What is the message of cartoons? • Is the focus on the words or the drawing in a cartoon? • How is a cartoon drawn? Realistically or abstractly? • How is a cartoon organized? Are the pictures arranged in order or randomly placed? • Are there many details in the drawings? 2. Collect the cartoons the students brought in for their homework assignment. Post several of them in the classroom, and make overhead copies of one or two to use as examples. Working with the whole class, view the cartoons and compare them with the list of characteristics that were created during the brainstorming session. Discuss with students: • How are these cartoons similar to, or different from, the characteristics listed? • Are there additional characteristics that should be added or deleted? Because students are likely to be most familiar with the traditional super hero cartoons and cartoons found in local newspapers, begin making t
